12/20/2010

Universities are taking advantage of a law allowing them to invest directly in small, innovative businesses — with mixed results. The legislation helps create jobs, additional income and stimulate technological innovation.

Although the European Union holds more meetings with Russia than with any other foreign partner, the actual results have remained "well behind expectations," EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Friday.

Issue 4545

Interior Ministry troops getting ready to patrol central Moscow on Saturday. But first, their commander told them to pull their pant legs over their valenki.